Product ID:SULFUR, 8870
MSDS Date:11/30/1995
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N084438
MSDS Number: CGSWV

SCOTTS CO

14111 SCOTTSLAWN RD
MARYSVILLE, OH 43041
US

Emergency Phone: 513-644-0011

Info Phone: 513-644-0011

Cage: HO561

SCOTTS CO

MARYSVILLE, OH 43041 US

Telephone: 513-644-0011

Cage: HO561

SULFUR (MFR'S INVALID CAS #704-34-9)

CAS: 7704-34-9

RTECS: WS4250000

OSHA PEL N/K

ACGIH TLV: N/K

NUISANCE DUST

OSHA PEL 5 MG/M3 TDUST (MFR)

ACGIH TLV: 10 MG/M3 RDUST (MFR)

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:YES Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE:MAY CAUSE IRRITATION OF SKIN OR
OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES OF EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. SULFUR IS
ESSENTIALLY NONTOXIC THROUGH INGESTION, INHALATION OR SKIN
CONTACTS. THERE ARE SOME INDIVIDUALS WHO M AY BE ALLERGIC AND MUST
NOT BE PERMITTED IN EXPOSURE AREA.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS.
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE KNOWN.

First Aid:EYES:FLUSH W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES HOLDING EYELIDS
OPEN. GET MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. INGEST:INDUCE
VOMITING OR PERFORM GASTRIC LAVAGE IF LARGE AMOUNTS ARE INGESTED.
SYMPTOMAT IC & SUPPORTIVE CARE. SKIN:WASH THOROUGHLY. IF IRRITATION
PERSISTS, GET MEDICAL ATTENTION. INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. TREAT
SYMPTOMATICALLY.

Flash Point Method:COC
Flash Point:370F,188C
Lower Limits:35 G/M3
Upper Limits:1400 G/M3
Extinguishing Media:SAND OR CO*2, WATER FOG FOR LARGER FIRES.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH APPROVED SCBA & FULL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT . WATER FOG MAY BE NEEDED TO COOL AREA TO PREVENT
RE-IGNITION.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:STABLE UNDER USUAL CNDTNS OF HNDLG.
REACTS EXPLOSIVELY W/STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS SUCH AS NITRATES &
CHLORATES. IT BURNS IN AIR TO PRDCE TOX SO*2. IT WILL ALSO REACT AT
MODERATE RATES W/ALKALIES. GRANU LAR MATLS CIRCUMVENT FIRE HAZARD
OF DUSTS CAUSED BY LOW IGNIT TEMP OF DUSTS DISPERSED IN AIR. DUSTS
IN AIR BURN (SUPDAT)

Spill Release Procedures:SWEEP UP SPILLS. USE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
PRACTICES. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN, EYES OR CLOTHING. WASH AFTER
HANDLING.
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:SEE LABEL. AVOID CONTAINER BREAKAGE,
KEEP AWAY FROM FEED OR FOODSTUFFS. AVOID CONTACT W/SKIN, EYES OR
CLOTHING. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Other Precautions:KEEP OUT OF LAKES, STREAMS OR PONDS. FLAMMABLE SOLID,
CLASS 4.1.

Respiratory Protection:IF AIRBORNE DUST LEVELS ARE HIGH, A NIOSH
APPROVED DUST MASK IS RECOMMENDED TO AVOID INHALATION.
Ventilation:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED CHEM WORKERS GOGGS .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH FOUNTAIN & DELUGE SHOWER WHICH MEET
ANSI DESIGN CRITERIA .
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: WITH EXPLOSIVE VIOLENCE.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:832F,444C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>234F,>112C
Vapor Pres:<0.0001
Appearance and Odor:YELLOW GRANULES; NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID USING SOLID STREAMS OF WATER FOR EXTINGUISHING BECAUSE OF THEIR
CAPABILITY OF DISPERSING CLOUDS OF DUST INTO AIR.
Stability Condition to Avoid:KEEP FREE OF OXIDIZERS. AVOID DUSTS. UNDER
NORMAL HANDLING CONDITIONS GRANULES WILL NOT DISINTEGRATE INTO
DUSTS.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:SO*2.

Waste Disposal Methods:DISPOSAL MUST BE I/A/W FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL
REGULATIONS . REMOVE TO APPROVED LANDFILL.

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